Looked long and hard at all the options and ended up with a new C250Cdi Auto Estate in the new AMG Sport Plus trim. Picked it up on Friday and early impressions are very good. Hopefully that will last!!

Looked long and hard at all the options and ended up with a new C250Cdi Auto Estate in the new AMG Sport Plus trim. Picked it up on Friday and early impressions are very good. Hopefully that will last!!

Hi the wheels look awesome but give them a year and they will require a refurb ,found my set so fragile slightest chip and the white worm is in and the Laquer is falling off .

Looks great Chris (did you get spanked trading in the Alpina or not too bad?). Hope you enjoy it more than Scoobs .

Thanks Rog! Feel the love eh?

Yep, not too bad on the Alpina - one reason for dealing with Merc Nottingham.

Re other queries, its on Merc finance deal - taking account of my trade-in works out to be very little different to the cost of a lease deal, especially as no VAT reclaim possible.

Concerning the wheels, since they are a new style we shall see.....the engine is a 4 cylinder diesel, so it makes the noises I would expect and for the record, my e90's certainly haven't been fault free...

F31 Touring not available yet, don't like A4 Avant, A6 and F11 too big, so the Merc suits me!

You never get anything for nothing so that cost has to have been saved somewhere

Having problems with the Merc, Mark? lol

I've driven 4-5 of the current Mercs and in terms of internal materials, I don't think they were any different to my then E90. But I think the F11 and Current Audi A4's have moved the game on from the C class. The E and S class are pretty sublime inside though.